Question: 'What is the potential significance of A v UK? (European Convention on Human Rights Judgement 23 September 1998)'(3 Marks)
Answer: The Case of A v UK (European Convention on Human Rights Judgement 23 September 1998) involved a boy and an admission by his stepfather that he had hit him with a garden cane, in February of 1993. It was not disputed that the stepfather had actually hit A and a defence of reasonable punishment was used successfully and ultimately led to his acquittal. A complained that the English law had failed adequately to protect him for ill treatment by his stepfather to the European Court of Human Rights.......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 70% | Course: Human Rights Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 600 | References: No | Date written: July, 2000 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 449
